Conservative Conservative The 2008 Winchester Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Winchester District Council in Hampshire, England.

[3] The Conservatives, who ran the council since the 2006 election were defending 6 seats compared to 11 for the Liberal Democrats and 2 independents.

[4] Among the councillors who were defending seats were the Conservative council leader, George Beckett, and the Liberal Democrat group leader Therese Evans.

[4] Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats criticised the Conservatives over housing and development in the council area.

[4] During the campaign a Conservative activist in Whiteley ward, John Hall, was charged after a police investigation over electoral fraud offences.